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Medina, Medina Township, Montville Township and Granger Township

Flowers will not bloom in the spring -- at least not at the Medina County Home and Flower Show.

After 28 years, the show at the Medina County Career Center has been canceled. No one else has offered to pick it up.

The Center's Board of Education got no positive responses when it asked other agencies to look into scheduling the event. School officials said they contacted the Medina County Fair Board, local Chambers of Commerce and the Medina County Commissioners. Nobody has shown any interest in hosting the event.

Summa Health System and NorthEast Ohio Management Service Organization (NEOMSO) broke ground Monday on the new Health Center at Lake Medina.

The 100,000-square-foot facility will offer comprehensive outpatient services, a physician medical office building and an ambulatory surgery center.

The Medina City Schools want to change the attendance boundaries of elementary schools because two new schools will open in August 2009.

Superintendent Randy Stepp wants to get community input.

Preliminary redistricting plans will be presented from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov 18 at Claggett Middle school, 420 E. Union St., and from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at A. I. Root Middle School, 333 W. Sturbridge Dr.

The new 9.5-acre Medina Sports Campus at 1805 W. Liberty St. will begin construction in the spring for the opening of a 30,000-square-foot fieldhouse in October 2009, but beginning in January, a state-of-the-art turf field will be available in the existing Fechko building next door.

Medina Sports Campus has teamed with Medina Bees Youth Football to offer indoor flag leagues and football training programs starting Jan. 3.

They have also teamed with Medina Soccer Association to offer indoor soccer leagues and footskills training for ages 4-12. All programs are open to players from all cities.

The space is designed to be used for team practices in baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer, and football.

For information on rates and upcoming league and training programs visit medinasportscampus.com.

Medina Police Chief Dennis Hanwell invites all local retailers to a free shoplifting prevention seminar at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the downstairs multipurpose room at City Hall, 132 N. Elmwood St.

The 45-minute seminar will provide retailers with some insight on how to combat this persistent problem. Complimentary doughnuts and coffee will be provided by Buehler's Fresh Foods.

Please contact the Medina Police at (330) 725-7777 to register.

In a last ditch effort, Highland was kept out of the end zone on a superb goalline stand during Sylvania Southview's 28-21 regional final win in the Division II high school football playoffs Friday night at Perkins High School in Huron.

Trailing by a touchdown with less than a minute remaining, Highland running back Chris Snook was stopped short at the goalline on fourth down. The senior West Virginia recruit was held to just 47 total rushing yards on 23 carries, in addition to three fumbles, one of which occurred on the Southview goalline in the first half.

Highland fell behind 14-0 in the opening quarter and trailed 28-14 with less than six minutes remaining the game before its late comeback.

The Medina County Park District wants to purchase the Schnabel farm in Litchfield, on State Route 83 north of State Route 303.

The district is applying for a $360,000 grant from the Clean Ohio Fund. This grant would pay 35 percent of the cost. The district would pay 35 percent and the family is donating land worth 30 percent of the total cost.